Notes and Restrictions on SkyPDF Utility


Please note the following restrictions and precautions when using SkyPDF Utility.

Matters Related to PDF Merging

  1. Depending on the type of PDF, it may not accept merging.
    1. PDFs made by companies other than SkyPDF that violate PDF standards
    2. PDFs with security (passwords, etc.), signatures, and timestamps

Matters Related to Splitting/Extracting Pages

  1. Depending on the type of PDF, it may not accept splitting.
    1. PDFs made by companies other than SkyPDF that violate PDF standards
    2. PDFs with security (passwords, etc.), signatures, and timestamps

Matters Related to Bulk PDF Output

  1. When converting an Excel file that meets the following conditions with SkyPDF Utility, even if you set something other than “Show Save Dialog”, the “Save As PDF File” dialog may be displayed.
    < Condition >
    Excel file saved after converting PDF with a setting other than “Show Save Dialog” in SkyPDF Pro Driver in the past
    < Measures >
    Please resave the Excel file with a printer other than SkyPDF Pro Driver selected.
  2. If an Ichitaro file is composed of multiple sheets, only the active sheet will be generated as a PDF.
  3. If an Excel file is composed of multiple sheets, in SkyPDF Utility, the “entire book” is printed.
    At that time, if the “print quality” value (dpi) of each sheet is not aligned (including blanks), it may be generated only from the middle sheet to the last (far right) sheet.
    < When printing the entire book in Microsoft Office Excel >
    For each sheet, press the arrow button at the bottom right of the “Page Layout” tab, and unify the “Print Quality” value in the “Page” tab.
    • After this setting, you can print the entire book with the “Create PDF files” of SkyPDF Utility. If you operate the above dpi value, the page layout may change slightly, so please make fine adjustments with Page Break Preview etc. in the View tab.
  4. In an environment where PowerPoint is installed, when using the “Bulk PDF Conversion Output” function to convert multiple files, an application error may occur.
    This phenomenon is a limitation of Microsoft PowerPoint.
    [現象]
    PowerPointをOLE経由で操作し、Presentation.Closeメソッドでプレゼンテーションを閉じようとした際、まれにPowerPointがクラッシュすることがあります。
    [原因]
    PowerPoint内で該当プレゼンテーションにアクセスしている際、非常にまれなタイミングで、Presentation.Closeメソッドによるプレゼンテーションの開放が割り込むために発生します。
    [状況]
    この現象は弊社にてPowerPointの問題として確認しています。
    [詳細]
    以下のスクリプトのような処理を行うとクラッシュがまれに発生することがあります。
    For i = 1 To 1000
        Set ppApp = CreateObject("PowerPoint.Application")
        ppApp.Visible = True
        Set ppDoc = ppApp.Presentations.Open("PowerPoint ファイル名を指定します")
        ppDoc.PrintOptions.PrintInBackground = False
        ppDoc.PrintOptions.ActivePrinter = "プリンタ名を指定します"
        ppDoc.PrintOut
        ppDoc.Saved = True
        ppDoc.Close
        ppApp.Quit
        Set ppDoc = Nothing
        Set ppApp = Nothing
    Next
    MsgBox "終了しました"
    (Quoted from a phenomenon report by Microsoft)
    • As it is in the original text, the above “弊社” refers to Microsoft.
    < Measures >
    Reduce the number of files to be converted in bulk and generate the PDF file again.